Shoulder-strap holder.



No. 775,845. PATRNTRO NOV. 2z, 1904. R. MORRIS.

SHOULDER STRAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 19045.

N0 MODEL.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,845, dated November 22, 1904.

Application filed May 2, 1904.

To @ZZ whom t 711/14/ concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT MORRIS, a citizen of the United States, and an ensig'n in the United States Navy, stationed on board the United States Steamship M0/worm, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoulder-Strap Holders; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in shoulder-strap holders; and the object of my invention is to provide a simple device whereby shoulder-straps may be fastened to the shoulders of a coat in a neater and better manner than with present devices, thereby improving' the appearance of the uniform.

A further object of my invention is to devise a holder which can be quickly and easily attached to the coat.

l/Vith these objects in View my invention consists inthe construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l represents a bottom plan View of a shoulder-strap with my improved fastening device or holder attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig'. 3 is a crosssection on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig'. 4f shows the manner of applying' the shoulderstrap to the shoulder of the coat, and Fig'. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening means detached and before it has been bent over.

a represents the base or stiffening' portion of an ordinary shouldenstrap. Instead of the pasteboard stiffening' commonly used l'4 prefer to use a rectangular piece or sheet of brass or tin to which has been g'iven the proper amount of curvature, as shown in Fig'. 2. To the under side of this is soldered the holding' device although, of course, it may be riveted or fastened thereto in any other suit-- able manner. This holding' device consists of a central portion c, bent upward, as shown in Fig'. 2, and two shoulders formed by bending the tongues Z a', projecting' from the ends of the center piece, over, so as to form hooks e. Fach of the tongues (Z is provided with aslitf for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

1n order to put the shoulder-strap in place,

l a loop g is sewed to the shoulder of the coat, being' fastened at the ends only, leaving the central part loose. To put the shoulder-strap in position, it is put over this loop, as shown in Fig. Ll, and then turned around ninety degrees, the tongues catching under the loop y. After the shoulder-strap has been put in place, to keep it there the outer ends of the tongues Z are bent up sidewise, the slits f permitting' this movement, so that the bent-up portions will engage the loop g and prevent the disengagement of the shoulder-strap from the loop until they have beenl bent back again. ln order to prevent the sharp edges at the slit f from cutting' the cloth, they may be rounded off a little. When so placed in position, the shoulder -strap is securely attached to the shoulder of the coat. lt is in perfect shape. It does not gather or ruflle up the cloth of the uniform, and the means of attachment is hidden.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-t 1. In a shoulder-strap holder, the combinar tion With the shoulder-strap base and a holder secured thereto consisting' of a central piece and tongues made integral with and projecting in opposite directions from said central piece and bent over so as to form hooks extending in opposite directions from said central piece.

2. In a shoulder-strap holder, the combination of the shoulder-strap base and a holder secured thereto, consisting' of a central portion and tongues each provided with a slit forming a part of said holder and adapted to be bent over to form oppositely-arranged hooks, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a loop, of a shoulder-strap secured thereto including' a shoulderstrap base and a holder carried by said base, said holder consisting' of a central portion bent upward, and tongues projecting' in opposite each of said tongues being' slitted and adapted. to be bent over in opposite directions to form oppositely-arrang'ed hooks for engaging' said loop, substantially as described.

a. The combination with a loop, of a shouldirections from either end of said central piece,

der-strap secured thereto, including a. curved hooks Jfor engaging' said loop, substantially as IO shoulder-strap base and a holder centrally sedescribed.

cured to the lower part ot' said base, seid holder In testimony whereof I etlix my signature in consisting of a central portion bent upward presence oi' two witnesses.

and fastened to said base, and tongues pro- ROBERT MORRIS jeoting in opposite directions i'roni either end l of said central portion, each of said tongues lllitnesses:

being slitted and adapted to be bent over in op- E. E. MARSHALL,

posite direction to form oppositely-arranged H. J. ABER. 

